Default Folder X is a Finder companion that provides you with features which help you manage your files and directories a lot easier. This program improves the Open and Save dialogs in most Mac applications by offering you a quicker way to browse through folders.
The application also brings you a quick solution for adding tags to your files, renaming, deleting or compressing files directly from the Open or Save dialog windows.
The first thing you need to do after installing this utility is to head to System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> Privacy and allow Default Folder X to control your Mac. Afterwards, you can launch the program and configure its settings according to your needs.
Default Folder X lives in your Menu Bar from where you can get immediate access to recently used files and folders, your favorite directories, etc. You can choose which folders to be displayed in the Open and Save dialog windows, define multiple global hotkeys, select the programs you wish to be ignored by Default Folder X, and so much more. Hence, the app gives you access to a wide range of settings to help you spend as less time as possible looking for the files and folders you need on your Mac.
My only concern regarding this tool is that it occasionally fails to display its options in the Open dialog windows. It doesn't happen often though.
In conclusion, you should try Default Folder X if you're looking for a smart way to improve the Open and Save dialogs on your Mac.
v5.1 [Dec 13, 2016]
- Default Folder X now recognizes Save As dialogs when they're in 'minimized' mode. Because it can't provide its full functionality in that state, it provides a button to maximize the dialog so you can take advantage of its full feature set.
- Eliminated a bug that could cause Default Folder X to unexpectedly quit.
- Corrected a problem that could cause the Save button to stop working in some Save As dialogs.
- Fixed a bug that could cause Default Folder X to function incorrectly if you clicked the app's icon in the Dock while it was displaying a file dialog. This affected Office 2011 and older Adobe Creative Suite apps, among others.
- Corrected a problem with Default Folder X not working correctly when its toolbar overlapped the Dock.
- Default Folder X's toolbar no longer disappears when using a shortcut containing the Control+Option modifier keys.
- Fixed a bug that caused shortcuts containing the Shift key to display incorrectly in Default Folder X's menus.
- Remedied problems with shortcuts not working when the Caps Lock key was on.
- Corrected some visual glitches that occurred with Default Folder X's 'minimal toolbar' appearance.
- Improved switching between Spaces while a file dialog is open.
- Eliminated several memory leaks.
